Advertisement on the occasion of the issuance of a new stamp or series of stamps in the pre - Internet days was usually done in one or more of the following ways: A leaflet sent by direct mail, a poster - on street billboards or ads - in the newspapers.

These would not necessarily be designed by the stamp designer but would often be commissioned from other designers. The leaflets presented here were not designed by Shamir. The stamp related Posters designed by Shamir appear in the Posters section. Newspaper The ads announcing the issuance of Shamir designed stamps were also not designed by them. We chose not to include these ads on this web-site given the poor print quality of the newspapers of the time.